Co-founders Jay King, Stuart Davis and Kirsten Blackburn join guest Ralph Blumenthal to talk about his incredible series of UFO/UAP-related articles for the NY Times (co-written primarily with Leslie Kean), his career at the Times in general, but especially topics surrounding his new book The Believer: Alien Encounters, Hard Science and the Passion of John Mack.

Ralph had access to Dr John Mack's private archive, providing a privileged and unique perspective into the famed Harvard psychiatrist who, after winning a Pulitzer Prize and rising to prominence as a principal figure at the prestigious Cambridge Hospital, became a pivotal advocate for people who believed they'd had contact with intelligent and advanced non-human entities.

Ralph divulges many amazing pieces of information, including a secret conference on "aliens" organized by the Dalai Lama and his inner circle, how his research into experiencers/abductees actually helped set the stage for his groundbreaking work with Leslie Kean, and a controversial unpublished long-form article on experiencers that the Times has refused to run.

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Episode 2: Ralph Blumenthal